EastEnders star Lacey Turner shares sweet photo of her newborn son snuggled in a blue blanket knitted by her screen mum Gillian Wright
Lacey Turner has shared an new adorable photo of her newborn son Trilby Fox snuggled up in a blue blanket knitted by her on-screen mother Gillian Wright.
The EastEnders star, 32, portrays Stacey Slater on the popular soap, with Gillian, 60, having played Stacey’s mum Jean Slater off and on since 2004 – and the actresses have built up a close off-screen bond over the years.
Little Trilby looked angelic as he slept beneath Gillian’s baby blue throw, which was even embroidered with his name in white yarn.
Adorable: Lacey Turner has shared an new adorable photo of her newborn son Trilby Fox snuggled up in a blue blanket knitted by her on-screen mother Gillian Wright
Captioning the photo with a heart emoji, Lacey dressed her son in a sweet white onesie and placed him in a comfy-looking cradle that featured leaf patterning.
Stacey and her barber husband Matt Kay welcomed their second child into the world in February.
Doting new mum Lacey introduced her new bundle of joy in OK! magazine, while discussing his unusual name and harrowing premature birth.
She said: ‘I always thought it was such a cool name. I knew a girl once and her sister was called Trilby Fox and I always thought it was such a cool name, and I quite liked it for a boy, so I’ve had it in my head for a really long time!’
Close: The EastEnders star, 32, portrays Stacey Slater on the popular soap, with Gillian, 60, having played Stacey’s mum Jean Slater off and on since 2004 (pictured in 2019)
The soap actress, who is also the mother of daughter Dusty, 19 months, went on to discuss Trilby’s arrival at 36 weeks, which led to him spending two days in a special care unit after it was discovered he had fluid on the lungs.
‘It’s so strange to see your baby strapped up to loads of wires but he’s doing really well now,’ she said.
‘I had such a quick birth and my recovery was so quick, I just popped in a few days later to finish my couple of scenes.
‘EastEnders were amazing and accommodated the times I could work. The plan is to have six months off and go back in August.’
Happy couple: Stacey and her barber husband Matt Kay welcomed their second child into the world in February
Lacey welcomed her daughter Dusty in July 2019, after announcing she was pregnant that February.
The actress recently talked about suffering two miscarriages before conceiving her daughter Dusty, and has said it was a ‘miracle’ to fall pregnant again so quickly.
The TV star admitted last year it was ‘heartbreaking’ to lose her first babies at seven weeks pregnant, and revealed she had a scan ‘every week’ during her pregnancy with Dusty.
She discussed the differences between her most recent pregnancy and when she carried her daughter during an interview on Loose Women in October.
Doting mum: The actress welcomed her daughter Dusty (pictured) in July 2019 after announcing she was pregnant that February
She said: ‘With Dusty, I was quite sick at the beginning. But this time round I haven’t been so sick, which is always nice.’
Lacey and Matt have been together since they were 15, with the barber proposing in September 2016 during a romantic break in Venice.
The couple married in 2017 with a wild ceremony in Ibiza, with the partying continuing until 5am.